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Patrick Thaddeus Jackson
Associate Professor
International Politics

Phone
202-885-2036

Fax
202-885-2494

E-Mail
ptjack@american.edu

Location
Leonard GenEd Suite

Web site
www.kittenboo.com

Biography
Patrick Thaddeus Jackson is currently Associate Professor of International Relations in the School of International Service at the American University in Washington, DC. He is also Director of General Education for the university. He previously taught at Columbia University and New York University. He received his PhD in Political Science from Columbia University in 2001. In 2003-2004, he served as President of the International Studies Association-Northeast. He is presently the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of International Relations and Development.

Jackson's research interests include culture and agency, international relations theory (particularly the intersection of realism and constructivism), sociological methodology, the role of rhetoric in public life, the concept of 'Western Civilization,' and the political and social theory of Max Weber. He teaches courses on IR theory, political philosophy, research methodology, the philosophy of social science, and the intersection of popular culture and international politics. He has three times received university awards for the innovative use of technology in the classroom, and was the AU Honors Program's Faculty Member of the Year for 2004-5.

Among his recent publications are "Bridging the Gap: Towards a Realist-Constructivist Dialogue" (forum editor and contributor), International Studies Review 6:2 (2004), pp. 337-352; "Glocal Hero: Harry Potter Abroad" (co-authored with Peter Mandaville), in Harry Potter and International Relations, ed. Daniel H. Nexon and Iver B. Neumann (Routledge Press, 2006); "Twisting Tongues and Twisting Arms: The Power of Political Rhetoric" (co-authored with Ronald R. Krebs), European Journal of International Relations 13:1 (2007), pp. 35-66; and "Foregrounding Ontology: Dualism, Monism, and IR Theory," Review of International Studies 34:1 (2008), pp. 129-153.

His book Civilizing the Enemy: German Reconstruction and the Invention of the West was published in 2006 by the University of Michigan Press, and he is the co-editor of Civilizational Identity: The Production and Reproduction of 'Civilizations' in International Relations (with Martin Hall; Palgrave Macmillan, 2007). He is presently writing a book on the philosophy of science and its implications for IR scholarship.

Dr. Jackson also has a blog at profptj.blogspot.com.

Education
MA, M.Phil, PhD, Columbia University
BA, James Madison College, Michigan State University

Publications
(Selected)

Book

  • Civilizing the Enemy: German Reconstruction and the Invention of the West (University of Michigan Press, 2006).
Edited Book
  • Civilizational Identity: The Production and Reproduction of 'Civilizations' in International Relations(co-edited with Martin Hall; Palgrave Macmillan Press, 2007).
Book Chapters
  • "Outside Context Problems: Liberalism and the Other in the Work of Iain M. Banks" (co-authored with James Heilman), in Political Science Fiction, ed. Clyde Wilcox and Donald Hassler (University of South Carolina Press, forthcoming 2008).
  • "Making Sense of Making Sense: Configurational Analysis and the Double Hermeneutic," in Interpretation and Method: Empirical Research Methods and the Interpretive Turn, ed. Dvora Yanow and Peregrine Schwartz-Shea (M. E. Sharpe, 2006), pp. 264-280.
  • "Statistics Strikes Out: A Defense of Genuine Methodological Diversity," in Making Political Science Matter, ed. Stanford Schram and Brian Caterino (New York University Press, 2006), pp. 86-97.
  • "The Present as History," in The Oxford Handbook of Contextual Political Analysis, ed. Charles Tilly and Robert Goodin (Oxford University Press, 2006), pp. 490-505.
  • "Glocal Hero: Harry Potter Abroad" (co-authored with Peter Mandaville), in Harry Potter and International Relations, ed. Daniel H. Nexon and Iver B. Neumann (Routledge Press, 2006). pp. 45-59.
  • "Relational Constructivism: A War of Words," in Making Sense of International Relations Theory, ed. Jennifer Sterling-Folker (Lynne Rienner, 2005), pp. 139-155.
  • "Whose Identity? Rhetorical Commonplaces in 'American' Wartime Foreign Policy," in Identity and International Relations, ed. Patricia Goff and Kevin Dunn (Palgrave
    Macmillan, 2004), pp. 169-189.
  • "Representation is Futile? American Anti-Collectivism and the Borg" (co-authored with Daniel H. Nexon), in To Seek Out New Worlds: Science Fiction and World Politics, ed. Jutta Weldes (Palgrave Macmillan, 2003), pp. 143-167.
  • "The West is the Best: Culture, Identity, and the Reconstruction of Germany," in Constructivism and Comparative Politics: Theoretical Issues and Case Studies, ed. Daniel Green (M. E. Sharpe, 2002), pp. 230-264.
  • "Globalization, the Comparative Method, and Comparing Constructions" (co-authored with Daniel H. Nexon), in Constructivism and Comparative Politics: Theoretical Issues and Case Studies, ed. Daniel Green (M. E. Sharpe, 2002), pp. 88-120.
Peer-Reviewed Articles
  • "Foregrounding Ontology: Dualism, Monism, and IR Theory," Review of International Studies 34:1 (2008), pp. 129-153.
  • "Hunting for Fossils in International Relations," forthcoming 2008 in International Studies Perspectives.
  • "Security Scholars for a Sensible Foreign Policy: A Failure of Weberian Activism" (coauthored with Stuart J. Kaufman), Perspectives on Politics 5:1 (2007), pp. 95-103.
  • "Twisting Tongues and Twisting Arms: The Power of Political Rhetoric" (co-authored with Ronald R. Krebs), European Journal of International Relations 13:1 (2007), pp. 35-66.
  • "Bridging the Gap: Towards a Realist-Constructivist Dialogue" (Forum Editor), International Studies Review 6:2 (June 2004), pp. 337-352. Includes "Constructivist Realism or Realist-Constructivism?" (co-authored with Daniel H. Nexon), pp. 337-341.
  • "Is the State a Person? Why Should We Care?" (Forum Editor), Review of International Studies 30 (April 2004), pp. 255-316. Includes "Hegel's House, or, People Are States Too," pp. 281-287.
  • "Pitching, Hitting, Teaching," International Studies Perspectives 4:4 (November 2003).
  • "Defending the West: Occidentalism and the Formation of NATO," Journal of Political
    Philosophy     11:3 (September 2003), pp. 223-252.
  • "Rethinking Weber: Towards a Non-Individualist Sociology of World Politics," International Review of Sociology 12:3 (November 2002), pp. 439-468.
  • "Whence Causal Mechanisms?" (co-authored with Daniel H. Nexon), Dialogue-IO 1:1 (January 2002), pp. 81-102.
  • "Relations Before States: Substance, Process, and the Study of World Politics" (coauthored with Daniel H. Nexon), European Journal of International Relations 5:3 (September 1999), pp. 291-332.

Selected Awards

Awards and Honors

  • American University Center for Teaching Excellence "Teaching with Technology" Award, May 2006.
  • School of International Service William Cromwell Award for Outstanding Teaching, April 2006.
  • American University Honors Program Faculty Member of the Year Award, April 2005.
  • School of International Service Award for "Innovative Use of Technology in the Classroom," April 2005.
  • Northeast Circle Scholar, ISA-Northeast, November 2003.
  • School of International Service Award for "Innovative Use of Technology in the Classroom," April 2003.
  • School of International Service Award for "Excellence in General Education Teaching," April 2002.
  • New York University Outstanding Teaching Award, April 2000.
Grants
  • American University Curriculum Development Grant, April 2005.
  • Conference Funding Grant from the Mershon Center at Ohio State University, March 2005.
  • SIS Research Fellowship, April 2004.
  • National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Research Grant, May 2002.
  • American University Curriculum Development Grant, April 2002.
  • American University Senate Research Award, November 2001.

Professional Activities and Associations

Memberships

  • American Political Science Association (APSA); APSA organized sections on "International History and Politics" and "Qualitative Methods."
  • Central and Eastern European International Studies Association
  • International Studies Association (ISA); ISA-Northeast Regional Association; ISA organized section on "International Political Sociology."
Leadership
  • Past President, ISA-Northeast, 2004-2005.
  • President, ISA-Northeast, 2003-2004.
  • President-Elect, ISA-Northeast, 2002-2003.
  • Program Co-Chair, International Political Sociology organized section of the ISA, 2002.
  • Vice-President and Program Chair, ISA-Northeast, 2001-2002.
  • Governing Council Member, ISA-Northeast, 2000-2001, 2005-2006.
  • Board Member, International Political Sociology section of the ISA, 2006-2007.
Other Professional Service
  • Editor-in-Chief, Journal of International Relations and Development, 2008-present.
  • Member, Managing Editorial Board, International Political Sociology, 2005-2007.
  • Member, Editorial Board, International Studies Perspectives, 2003-present.

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